Bel's Challenge

I'm still trying to catch up with adding cards made recently to my blog, as well as catching up with blog visiting.  I'm not sure where August went and here we all are, well into September.  

A little while ago a Stampin' Up demonstrator friend set a challenge for  a few of us to do during the semi-lockdown.  She sent us all an identical little package and asked us to see what we could do with it.  Here is what I received.  We could used our own stamps, punches, dies and add little embellishments.

A rainy day in our caravan was the perfect day to do the challenge.

 

I think the offcut of kraft card was in the envelope to stop the other bits getting creased, as nobody else used it. I didn't want to waste it, so I decided to use it.  I used part of the kraft card as a mat on the card.  I only had enough left for four squares for the box, so I die cut a fifth square out of the kraft mat and filled the aperture with a square of scrap card.  As I was covering the mat with patterned paper, it wouldn't show.  A scrap of kraft card was used for the sentiment mat.   I used the white piece of card to die cut the stitched circles and for stamping the flowers, which I then punched out.  The sentiment banner is a scrap of the leftover white card.  The circle on the card and all the flowers are attached with foam pads.  The large leaf was snipped apart so I could put a tiny leaf behind each of the flowers round the side of the box and the rest on the top of the box.  I finished off my card with three clear gems, which are more sparkly in real life.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #493 ~ Circles

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #123 - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge #9 - 2020 ~ Anythng  Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper September Challenge

As we have spent a lot the last six weeks in our caravan in Devon so we are close by to daughter after her op, I missed a couple of online Stampin' Up classes I'd booked in for last month.  Although I couldn't join in the classes, I had the kits and instructions and eventually found time to make the cards this week.  I changed a few of the designs slightly, two of them because I didn't follow the instructions properly! 😉

These cards used the SU 'Lovely You' set of stamps.....

.....and these using the 'Whale of a Time' products.  The four little cards fit into the plastic box with the belly band round it. (I've left one of the cards in the box.)

Gardening Gus

The Crafty Calendar Challenge begins today with the theme 'Anything Goes'.  Our sponsor this month is Dr Digi's House of Stamps who kindly gave the DT stamps to work with.

For my card I chose to use the Dr Digi stamp 'Gardening Gus', which I coloured with Promarkers. The image is die cut with a Memory Box 'Stitched Rectangle Layers' die and layered on a red mat.  The patterned paper is from an old Papermania paper pad.  I punched five flower pots from brown card and added some shading with a Promarker.  Two grey and one red Card Candi finished off my card. 

The Crafty Calender ends on September 28th and you can see all the beautiful DT creations HERE.

The randomly drawn winner will receive a prize from our generous sponsor

and the DT will choose a Top 3.  Looking forward to seeing all your fabulous creations. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations September Challenge ~ The Great Outdoors

I Love Promarkers Challenge #418 ~ Anything Goes + Option of Use A Die Cut Or Punch

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper September Challenge

Allsorts Challenge Week 588 ~ Use a hand coloured image

Thank You

Thank you for all the lovely comments made on my last post about my great nephew, Gilby.  I will make sure he reads them all.   I called in his house today to see my daughter and also help cut out some of the fabric and filters for the masks.  What I didn't realise until today is that Gilby is doing almost all of the sewing himself.  His Mum has taught him how use her sewing machine and he's confidently sewing the masks independently - and making a brilliant job of it.  Pretty amazing for a ten year old! 

I made this card the other day for Gilby to thank him for looking after my daughter so well while she is recuperating with him and his family.

The stamp is a Woodward one, 'Graffiti Thank You', which I coloured with Promarkers.  I die cut the word image with a die from the 'Stitched Collection Scallop Layered Rectangle' set and layered it on a yellow mat.  I added a turquoise brad before attaching to the card blank.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:

Aud Sentiments Challenge #259 Anything Goes + A Sentiment

I Love Promarkers Challenge #418 ~ Anything Goes + Option - Use A Die Cut Or Punch

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Stamp It!

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge ~ Sentiment as a focal point

Here is a similar card I made a while ago, but forgot to blog, using different colours and adding some pink and white Card Candi, as I needed to make a more feminine card.

Envelope Card

In my last post, I shared a card I'd made for a friend celebrating a milestone birthday.  A group of us had a collection for her so she could buy something special for her garden.  I had the job of making a card to put all the money in.   I decided to make this 6" x 4" pocket card, which was the perfect size for the notes.  This photo shows just the front of the card which was attached to a card blank so everyone could sign the card inside. 

The paper is from a Papermania paper pad and I glued the two flaps together so the money didn't fall out.  The sentiment is a stamp from the Stampin' Up 'Humming Along' set.  I punched out the sentiment and layered it on a hand cut mat. 

I am joining in the following challenges:
WWC287 ~ Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper September Challenge
Make My Monday Challenge #130 ~ Criss Cross Card
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #123 ~ Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft September Challenge #9 ~ Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge #259 ~ Anything Goes + A Sentiment

My daughter Jo is recuperating after her op with my ten year old great nephew Gilby and his family.  When my great nephew discovered that the Freewheelers (Blood Bikes) transported my daughter's blood for her operation, he wanted to raise some money for them. (They are a UK charity run entirely by volunteers and transport blood, plasma, human organs etc around the country.  They rely on donations to carry out this vital service.)  Gilby decided to ask his Mum to help him make face masks to raise money.  He asked me to help him make a box for the masks so he can sell them in the local village shop and he chose to make it in red and yellow, the colours of the Blood Bikes.

He's also selling his masks to family and friends and is hoping to raise £100.  Here he is with my daughter wearing their masks. 

I am SO proud of my great nephew.  He's growing up to be a wonderful, thoughtful young man.